I figured there was a story here when I read John's post.....

Yes, a home run creates awarded bases. The umps should have let a substitute runner complete the home run. (I guess the batter would be credited with the home run, but the sub would be credited with the run scored.)

Of course, a preceding runner could also reverse direction, grab the injured runner, and drag her around the bases, being careful not to create a passed-runner situation or aggravate the injury. Supposedly something like this happened in professional baseball long ago, in a play involving a fatal heart attack.

Now if the preceding runner had scored, could she still legally return to drag the injured player around the bases?

How else could a runner advance during a dead ball period?

Sounds like a great feel-good story, but from an umpiring perspective, the crew screwed the pooch. Period.

I assume you are referring to the award of 1B only.

Is the runner required to touch (under their own power) all the bases or is it sufficient for the preceding runners to drag a lifeless body over the bases.

(Please remember me for stealing humor from Monty Python and not from Weekend at Bernie's.)

Is the runner required to touch (under their own power) all the bases or is it sufficient for the preceding runners to drag a lifeless body over the bases.

Dragging the body across the bases would be sufficient.

However, there's quite a dispute raging in the YSISF over whether the run counts if the preceding runner rolls just the BR's head across the bases. There's a game under protest where the umpires ruled that such a run counted, and the teams are awaiting an official ruling.

Yeah, they lop off a body part to leave on each base, hence the phrase, "heading for home".:D

An interesting blurb from this story today on KOMO TV 4:

Frederick, the Central Washington coach, said he later got a clarification from an umpiring supervisor, who said NCAA rules allow a substitute to run for a player who is injured after a home run.

That was easy:rolleyes:

Paul

Yes. Even a little old baseball umpire knows that in every code out there there's a provision for this and a substitute can complete the 4-base award.

I still haven't found the rule regarding a defensive player whose head rolls across a base on a force out if the body is still in possession of the ball.

God, I'm sick.

Get your head back into the books and you'll find. The umpires in this situation should be more head strong. I'll quit now :D

Quit while you're... ahead? :eek:

That would be rule L-XVI

Effect: Every one but the severed head get cake during the semi-delayed "I'm not dead yet" ball. :D

Paul